The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-30
FOREIGN.
The irish Land Commission.


LONDON, Dec. 29.-The sweeping reduction
of rents which has been prescribed
by the Irish andCommission has created
tremendous sensation in England as well as
in ireland. The average reduction of IA per
cent. below the judicial rents ordered by the
Commission is equivalent to a reduction of
100000 per annum and annuls capital
value of from es, 100000 to e5,0O0.0O0. The
action of Commissioners Wrench and Lyt-
ton in signing the order is severely criticised
in many quarters, while that 'of Judge
O'Hagan in appending note of non-concur-
renee is in the same circles highly COM
mended.
The Dublin Express, the Irish Tory or
gan, says the decision of the Commissioners
has given tremendous shock to interests in
Irish landed property, which must be felt
for years to come.
The Irish Times says: "The Commission
has abated rents to a large, extent without
the slightest thought Of a plan for so doing,
or check to any evil effect that may fol-
The Freeman's Journal, Nationalist, ON
the other hand, denounces the Commissions
decision upon entirely different grounds,
saying: "The decision dashes to the ground
the last faint hope Of alienation. The re-
ductions prescribed are altogether made
quate as means of tiding over the difficult
ties of the farmers, and from whatever point
of view regarded they are nothing less than
ludicrous."
From these comments, which are fair ex-
amples of the general criticism, 1t Will be
seen that the Commission has succeeded In
pleasing nobody, though It may possibly be
said in It's behalf that little short of absos
lutte abatement of rents would have satisfied
the one side nor would the other have felt
that it had secured its full rights unless the
Commission had greatly increased the rents
instead of reducing them.
Hawaiian Troubles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Private adj
vices received here from members of the
Hawaiian legislature say that had it not
been for the presence of English and Amer
lean men-of-war in the harbor an outbreak
would have occurred on the assembling OF
the legislature December 10th.
Minister Ashford brought out the Homo
lulu Rifles with the intention of subyerting
the government at once but the success Of
the design was prevented by the officers OF
the vessels, whose threats stopped the pro-
posed insurrection before any sanguinary
trouble had occurred The kings vetoes are
among the chief features Of the contention.
The Crown Prince.
SAN RENO, Dec. 29.-Drs. Mackenzie,
Schrader, Krause and Howell issued a bull
letin today in regardlto Crown Prince Fred
erick Williams condition, in which they
say that the growth which last appeared in
the Princes throat on the left ventrieular
band has not appeared further 1t now pre-
sents an ulcerous appearance, with indica-
| tions Of becoming cicatrized In the imme-
| diate region of the growth there remains
permanent congestion of the band with a
| tendency to mucuous secretion, which, how
| ever, is also decreasing. The Princes gen
| eral condition for several weeks has been
perfectly satisfactory.
The large iron steamship New Castle City,
| from New Castle, Eng, for New York, was
| lost off Nantucket Mass, Dec. 23d. The
crew sought refuge on the lightship.
| John Teemer has issued challenge, open
| to all, for the single scull championship OF
| the world; also for the championship OF the
! world in double sculls to row against Hamm
and himself.